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Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 145open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 21 December 2000
That this House calls upon the Government to empower the Electricity Regulator when setting prices for the industry to monitor the position of existing pylons, power lines and cables, and the extent they blight the lives of local residents, with the intent of setting targets for the gradual improvement in the quality of the environment in accordance with local planning consents for new developments of the same or similar type to those affected by the existing pylons, power lines and cables.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 39open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 6 December 2000
That this House welcomes the Government's commitment to reform the tax system to increase incentives to reduce environmental damage; recognises the important role that the fuel duty has played in meeting this commitment; welcomes the Chancellor's proposals to reduce the environmental impact of hauliers and establish a green fuel challenge fund; recognises that some motorists are finding it hard to cope with the increased cost of fuel; and urges the Government to continue reforming the fiscal system in order to encourage fuel efficiency, promote the use of alternative cleaner fuels and hasten the shift towards zero-emission fuels by means, for example, of further reducing vehicle excise duty for the most fuel efficient cars, substantially increasing research and development grants into fuel cell technology, increasing financial incentives for motorists and hauliers to buy vehicles powered by liquid petroleum gas and introducing measures to increase the availability and use of bio-diesel.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 1078open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 1 November 2000
after 'efficiency', insert ', protect essential rural users'.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 1078open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 24 October 2000
That this House welcomes the Government's commitment to reform the tax system to increase incentives to reduce environmental damage; recognises the important role that fuel duty has played in meeting this commitment; welcomes the reduction in traffic growth to below the rate of economic growth, with rail passengers up by 17 per cent. since May 1997 and cycling up by five per cent. since 1998; recognises that some motorists are finding it hard to cope with the increased cost of fuel; and urges the Government to reform the fiscal system in order to encourage fuel efficiency and promote the use of alternative cleaner fuels by means, for example, of reducing vehicle excise duty for the most efficient cars, increasing financial incentives for motorists and hauliers to convert or buy vehicles powered by liquid petroleum gas, encouraging fuel suppliers to rapidly increase the 500 fuel stations where LPG is currently available and increasing research and development grants into fuel cell technology.